Waiting For Next Year - Latest Commentshttp://wfny.disqus.com/enFri, 29 May 2020 14:36:47 -0000Re: Watch Joe Thomas Crush it on The Rock’s “The Titan Games”https://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/watch-joe-thomas-crush-it-on-the-rocks-the-titan-games/#comment-4932566962<p>"2. Is baseball going to happen?"</p><p> <a href="https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1df6f1ba1021637b4257f0a4cc825b732336c5bac64651138416d859c8cf0d91.gif" rel="nofollow noopener" title="https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1df6f1ba1021637b4257f0a4cc825b732336c5bac64651138416d859c8cf0d91.gif">https://uploads.disquscdn.c...</a></p>RGBFri, 29 May 2020 14:36:47 -0000Re: Watch Joe Thomas Crush it on The Rock’s “The Titan Games”https://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/watch-joe-thomas-crush-it-on-the-rocks-the-titan-games/#comment-4932557786<p>Joe needs to learn how to swing a sledge hammer.</p>RGBFri, 29 May 2020 14:30:06 -0000Re: Watch Joe Thomas Crush it on The Rock’s “The Titan Games”https://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/watch-joe-thomas-crush-it-on-the-rocks-the-titan-games/#comment-4932435229<p>RE: #4</p><p>Amen. I get that bubble teams will be like "Oh man, we could have almost had the chance to be swept in the first round by a good team." Suck it up, butter cups.</p>BenRMFri, 29 May 2020 13:02:21 -0000Re: Watch Joe Thomas Crush it on The Rock’s “The Titan Games”https://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/watch-joe-thomas-crush-it-on-the-rocks-the-titan-games/#comment-4932278251<p>Frijack:</p><p>1. I wonder how much the Browns offered Clowney. He seems to have an extremely high opinion of himself for a guy who had only three sacks last year and who has a reputation (rightly or wrongly) for taking plays off.</p><p>Clowney says playing for a winner is more important to him than money. We'll see about that. If he's sincere, why is his price tag so high?</p><p>2. Is baseball going to happen? I'm not optimistic the billionaires and millionaires can work out the money issues. If that's the case, then screw 'em. If basketball and hockey are played this summer, people aren't going to miss baseball that much.</p><p>3. Man, it's a shame what's happening to minor league baseball. But there probably are too many teams as well as too many players who won't even make Triple-A. Still, it's a shame.</p><p>But this could be a real boon for college baseball, which will become more important as a minor league unto itself, although obviously MLB won't be able to call up college kids and send them down again.</p><p>4. I hope the NBA declares the regular season over. There is zero point to the Cavs going through several weeks of reconditioning camp just to play a handful of games with no shot at making the playoffs. Don't overthink it, NBA. Start the playoffs just as you would have had the season run its course.</p><p>If any teams outside the playoffs want to cry that the short season is unfair, that's too bad. The whole pandemic is unfair. So let's stop worrying about what's fair and let's focus on what's practical.</p>MartyDaVilleFri, 29 May 2020 11:07:18 -0000Re: Watch Joe Thomas Crush it on The Rock’s “The Titan Games”https://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/watch-joe-thomas-crush-it-on-the-rocks-the-titan-games/#comment-4932215812<p>I watched this a few days ago. I was so impressed by how nimble he was! Since he's a hall of fame athlete I shouldn't have been surprised. But it was still cool to see a guy who is 6'6" and used to play at over 300 lbs. move like that. Although, lucky for him, that other dude didn't know how keys work.</p>BenRMFri, 29 May 2020 10:20:09 -0000Re: Watch Joe Thomas Crush it on The Rock’s “The Titan Games”https://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/watch-joe-thomas-crush-it-on-the-rocks-the-titan-games/#comment-4932166441<p>He looks like he's in great shape. He is already one of the better analysts on NFL Network. I don't think I've ever heard a single bad thing about Joe ... what a great guy. Can't wait until they retire his number &amp; he's enshrined in Canton..</p>tigersbrowns2Fri, 29 May 2020 09:40:13 -0000Re: Baker Mayfield is Back to Winning Press Conferenceshttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/baker-mayfield-is-back-to-winning-press-conferences/#comment-4931279012<p>i think our boy was quite humbled last season ... just start winning on the field.</p>tigersbrowns2Thu, 28 May 2020 15:58:13 -0000Re: 2020 Browns’ NFL Draft Film Room Series: TE Harrison Bryanthttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/browns-2020-nfl-draft-film-room-harrison-bryant/#comment-4931244560<p>It is certainly not my favorite weakness for those positions to possess and why he dropped that far down. His talent is high overall... so, it becomes if you think he can become more consistent there or if he can overcome some drops with overall production. That area of the draft... I'm more OK with taking that type of risk (the bigger risk to me there was that there were other more immediate contributors available but alas).</p>mgbodeThu, 28 May 2020 15:32:20 -0000Re: 2020 Browns’ NFL Draft Film Room Series: TE Harrison Bryanthttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/browns-2020-nfl-draft-film-room-harrison-bryant/#comment-4930975039<p>What's the point of a TE/WR that can't catch?<br>We've seen this movie before...</p>RGBThu, 28 May 2020 12:18:12 -0000Re: 2020 Browns’ NFL Draft Film Room Series: TE Harrison Bryanthttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/browns-2020-nfl-draft-film-room-harrison-bryant/#comment-4930907593<p>In what respect did they claim Njoku was a better receiver? They are quite similar in my view in that they both have capability of making some great grabs but also struggle with drops on more normal plays. Njoku is stronger, Bryant more willing blocker. They even out in many respects and are different though the same style TE.</p>mgbodeThu, 28 May 2020 11:29:37 -0000Re: 2020 Browns’ NFL Draft Film Room Series: TE Harrison Bryanthttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/browns-2020-nfl-draft-film-room-harrison-bryant/#comment-4930827363<p>Njoku STILL has problems with drops ... I like the Bryant pick , even though it wasn't a "need".</p>tigersbrowns2Thu, 28 May 2020 10:30:03 -0000Re: 2020 Browns’ NFL Draft Film Room Series: TE Harrison Bryanthttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/browns-2020-nfl-draft-film-room-harrison-bryant/#comment-4930748558<p>Another article by one of WFNY's competitors said that Njoku is a better receiver.<br>PLeeeeeease say it isn't so.</p>RGBThu, 28 May 2020 09:28:30 -0000Re: Ryan Day is quickly climbing up the head-coaching ranks in college footballhttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/ohio-state-buckeyes-ryan-day-top-10-head-oach-college-football/#comment-4929405276<p>hope everyone is stayin' sane &amp; getting in-touch with their creative sides. "living" will probably never be the same after all this. my 401K took a beating ... all of our bands gigs have been cancelled until who knows when.</p><p> But , things could always be worse ... here's hoping there is a football season ... why ? ... because I'm predicting Jadaveon Clowney will be wearing a burnt orange &amp; seal brown uniform this season , the Browns finish 10-6 &amp; make the playoffs as a Wild Card team.</p><p> what's this article about again ? Oh , yeah ... Ryan Day ... love that guy.</p>tigersbrowns2Wed, 27 May 2020 10:00:51 -0000Re: Ryan Day is quickly climbing up the head-coaching ranks in college footballhttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/ohio-state-buckeyes-ryan-day-top-10-head-oach-college-football/#comment-4928671442<p>I love Orgeron, but #4?<br>Let's see what he does without 14 NFL players, his DC, and the passing game coordinator.</p>RGBTue, 26 May 2020 17:51:10 -0000Re: Ryan Day is quickly climbing up the head-coaching ranks in college footballhttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/ohio-state-buckeyes-ryan-day-top-10-head-oach-college-football/#comment-4928279728<p>My favorite line from yesterday's very entertaining golf match came from Barkley. After Mickelson gave Brady an extremely detailed pointer on how to play his next shot, Charles said [paraphrasing], “Phil is like that annoying friend everybody has that when you ask him something simple, he gives you the brain surgery answer.”</p><p>Another from Manning [again, paraphrasing]: "I think I've got this 'unplayable lie' rule down pat."</p><p>Finally, a Justin Verlander tweet: "I can't wait for the alternate shot [holes]. . . . Tiger and Phil playing out of the palmettos. Peyton and Tom hitting from the fairway. Craziness!"</p><p>I really enjoyed the show.</p>MartyDaVilleTue, 26 May 2020 12:35:25 -0000Re: Ryan Day is quickly climbing up the head-coaching ranks in college footballhttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/ohio-state-buckeyes-ryan-day-top-10-head-oach-college-football/#comment-4928195813<p>Always shocking how much different Ryan Day looks in a ballcap vs no ballcap</p>Mr. BubbleTue, 26 May 2020 11:27:40 -0000Re: Ryan Day is quickly climbing up the head-coaching ranks in college footballhttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/ohio-state-buckeyes-ryan-day-top-10-head-oach-college-football/#comment-4928177877<p>Hang tough, WFNY - easy subject matters will return one day! In a way sort of pity the poor sport that cranks up first, the inevitable recipient of feverish nit-picks from bored-out-of-skull writers.</p>HarvTue, 26 May 2020 11:12:55 -0000Re: Ryan Day is quickly climbing up the head-coaching ranks in college footballhttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/ohio-state-buckeyes-ryan-day-top-10-head-oach-college-football/#comment-4928073030<p>Brian Kelly No. 5?</p><p>Hooookay.</p>MartyDaVilleTue, 26 May 2020 09:41:48 -0000Re: Scene of quarantine: WFNY Roundtablehttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/scene-of-quarantine-wfny-roundtable/#comment-4924069548<p>I'll re-post my Last Dance take here:</p><p>I just finished The Last Dance. I didn't see anything new there.<br>If you read The Jordan Rules, Bad As I Wanna Be, or were half awake during the 90s, you already knew all that stuff.<br>However, Ron Harper can go p*ss up a rope.</p>RGBFri, 22 May 2020 17:38:59 -0000Re: Have Browns Fans Gotten to Low on Baker Mayfield?https://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/have-browns-fans-gotten-to-low-on-baker-mayfield/#comment-4923979794<p>I think going after Hue Jackson was completely justified. Hue's incompetence not only ruined the season for fans, it put Mayfield at much greater risk of being the next Tim Couch, and every young QB who comes to Cleveland is terrified of that happening to him.</p>DaveFri, 22 May 2020 16:23:33 -0000Re: Have Browns Fans Gotten to Low on Baker Mayfield?https://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/have-browns-fans-gotten-to-low-on-baker-mayfield/#comment-4923883246<p>Cody Riesen ... I like your style, Mr. B.</p><p>With the first overall pick in the draft yeah, I actually do want both the cake and the ingestion. If Lamar and Darnold are franchise guys who both play at a high level who promote a focus on winning ball, and if Baker is not, Dorsey screwed this up. The upcoming season will go a long way to clarify the future of all 3 guys.</p>HarvFri, 22 May 2020 15:04:17 -0000Re: Scene of quarantine: WFNY Roundtablehttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/scene-of-quarantine-wfny-roundtable/#comment-4923869920<p><a href="https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0741ae408ca2f14b3d03d2c2b9120af445fd91bbbdd381c39644b0e1bb5295dc.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" title="https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0741ae408ca2f14b3d03d2c2b9120af445fd91bbbdd381c39644b0e1bb5295dc.jpg">https://uploads.disquscdn.c...</a></p>MartyDaVilleFri, 22 May 2020 14:53:50 -0000Re: Scene of quarantine: WFNY Roundtablehttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/scene-of-quarantine-wfny-roundtable/#comment-4923858875<p>(harsh)</p>HarvFri, 22 May 2020 14:45:18 -0000Re: Scene of quarantine: WFNY Roundtablehttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/scene-of-quarantine-wfny-roundtable/#comment-4923812219<p>Agreed, why I said it wasn't destructive. Jordan owned the tapes, so he selectively released what he wanted in the first place; so 'not veto-ing' is what it is. It doesn't happen without his blessing and we are better for the series existing.</p>mgbodeFri, 22 May 2020 14:08:48 -0000Re: Scene of quarantine: WFNY Roundtablehttps://waitingfornextyear.com/2020/05/scene-of-quarantine-wfny-roundtable/#comment-4923808624<p><a href="https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a29efb178ce7b5b57f2587ada433bb3298c4d0e53942733c1f680b47a22c401c.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" title="https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a29efb178ce7b5b57f2587ada433bb3298c4d0e53942733c1f680b47a22c401c.jpg">https://uploads.disquscdn.c...</a></p>MartyDaVilleFri, 22 May 2020 14:05:57 -0000